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[April 21, 2014]

SanDisk Donates $1 Million to UC Berkeley

MILPITAS, Calif. --(Business Wire)--

SanDisk
Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK),
a global leader in flash storage solutions, today announced a $1 million
donation to the College of Engineering at the University of California,
Berkeley. The donation will fund recently completed renovations to Cory
Hall, home of the College's Department of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Sciences (News - Alert), and the undergraduate student Computing Lab, which
has been renamed the SanDisk Computing Lab.

SanDisk's (News - Alert) donation to UC Berkeley will fund recently completed renovations to Cory Hall, and the undergraduate student Computing Lab, which has been renamed the SanDisk Computing Lab. (Photo: Business Wire)

"SanDisk has been our valued partner on many fronts: providing
scholarship and fellowship support and now making possible a
cutting-edge computing facility for our students," said S. Shankar
Sastry, dean and Carlson professor of engineering at UC Berkeley. "By
supporting a public university that draws students from every stratum of
society, SanDisk is advancing STEM education and preparing more
engineers to lead economic growth."

"As a company built on a strong engineering heritage, SanDisk places a
priority on making conributions that will help foster the education and
growth of tomorrow's engineers," said Sanjay Mehrotra, president, chief
executive officer and co-founder of SanDisk. "No doubt, the students
that use these facilities will go on to have an incredible impact on our
region, nation and world, and we're honored to contribute to the
formative experience they will receive while at UC Berkeley."

The SanDisk Computing Lab was unveiled at a ribbon cutting ceremony on
April 18, 2014, during which Mr. Mehrotra, a UC Berkeley graduate and
member of the College of Engineering Advisory Board, met with students.
Additionally, the donation will fund renovations to the main corridors
of Cory Hall, as well as the acquisition and installation of up-to-date
equipment and furnishings for facilities used by undergraduate and
graduate students.

The announcement underscores SanDisk's ongoing commitment to furthering
STEM education, and follows the recent announcement of recipients for
the 2013-2014
SanDisk Scholars Program. The program provided more than $1 million
in scholarships and grants to nearly 100 undergraduate and graduate
university students in the United States to support their pursuit of
degrees in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics discipline.

About the SanDisk Foundation

SanDisk's mission in its philanthropic efforts is to support programs
and organizations that address the needs of communities where our
company has a significant presence. SanDisk strives to be an exemplary
corporate citizen within the global community. The SanDisk Foundation, a
corporate advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, helps
carry out this mission by making donations to nonprofit organizations
and community groups within key focus areas: K-12 education, promoting
STEM-focused programs, and children's health and well-being. Since 2003,
the SanDisk Foundation has awarded more than $25 million to almost 1,000
charitable organizations worldwide. The SanDisk Scholars Program,
created in 2012, utilizes a $1.5 million annual budget to award
scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing education
and university research in STEM fields.

About SanDisk

SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company,
is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For more than 25 years,
SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of storage, providing trusted and
innovative products that have transformed the electronics industry.
Today, SanDisk's quality, state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of
many of the world's largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smart
phones, tablets and PCs. SanDisk's consumer products are available at
hundreds of thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more information,
visit www.sandisk.com.